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ROBERTS, Maxwell
Personal Details
| Service Number: | PA/V/31 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 7 July 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Telegrapher |
| Last Unit: | HMAS Perth (I) D29 WW2 |
| Born: | Crystal Brook, South Australia, 20 October 1920 |
| Home Town: | Crystal Brook, Port Pirie City and Dists, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Sunda Strait, Indonesia, Sunda Strait, Netherlands East Indies, 1 March 1942, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Crystal Brook WW2 Memorial, East Fremantle HMAS Perth (I) Memorial, Plymouth Naval Memorial to the Missing / Lost at Sea, Port Pirie Navy Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 7 Jul 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Telegrapher, PA/V/31, HMAS Torrens (Depot) / HMAS Encounter (Shore), Adelaide, South Australia | |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Jul 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, PA/V/31 | |
| 1 Mar 1942: | Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Telegrapher, PA/V/31, HMAS Perth (I) D29 WW2 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Percival John and Ruby Millicent Roberts, of Crystal Brook, South Australia.
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